Kentucky Statutes 42.746 – Statewide planning and mapping system for public buildings
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(1) To the extent funds are made available, the Commonwealth Office of Technology shall establish a statewide planning and mapping system for public buildings in this state for use by response agencies who are called to respond to an act of terrorism or an emergency.
(2) The statewide planning and mapping system for public buildings shall include:
(a) Floor plans, fire protection information, building evacuation plans, utility information, known hazards, and information on how to contact emergency personnel;
(b) The manner by which the information required by paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be transferred to the system from state agencies and the local political subdivisions who participate in the system;
(c) Standards for the software that shall be used by state agencies and local political subdivisions that participate in the system;
(d) Conditions for use of the system by response agencies; (e) Guidelines for:
1. The accessibility and confidentiality of information contained within the system; and
2. The incorporation, in connection with the use of the system, of the items described in subsection (3)(b) of this section;
(f) In accordance with information obtained by the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, a priority for the distribution of any money that may be available for state agencies and political subdivisions to participate in the system; and
(g) Guidelines recommended by the Division of Emergency Management for the training of persons employed by the response agencies concerning the use of the system.
(3) To the extent money is available, state agencies and political subdivisions shall: (a) Participate in the statewide planning and mapping system; and
(b) Incorporate into their use of the system, without limitation:
1. Evacuation routes and strategies for evacuation;
2. Alarms and other signals or means of notification;
3. Plans for remaining inside a building, room, structure, or other location during an emergency when egress may be impossible or when egress may present a more substantial risk than remaining inside; and
4. Training and strategies for prevention in connection with attacks involving violence.
If a state agency or political subdivision uses its own planning and mapping system before the Commonwealth Office of Technology establishes a statewide planning and mapping system, the state agency or political subdivision may continue to use its system unless money is made available for the state agency or political subdivision to update or modify its system as necessary for inclusion in the
statewide system.
(4) The Commonwealth Office of Technology:
(a) Shall pursue any money that may be available from the federal government for the development and operation of a statewide planning and mapping system for public buildings, and for the distribution of grants to state agencies and political subdivisions that participate in the system; and
(b) May accept gifts, grants, and contributions for the development and operation of a statewide planning and mapping system, and for the distribution of grants to the state agencies and political subdivisions that participate in the system.
(5) Each state agency and political subdivision that participates in the system shall, on or before July 1, 2007, and on or before July 1 of each year thereafter, submit to the Commonwealth Office of Technology a progress report setting forth, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Commonwealth Office of Technology, the experience of the agency or political subdivision with respect to its participation in the system. The Commonwealth Office of Technology shall receive and process the progress reports, and provide a summarized overview of the system to the Legislative Research Commission on or before October 1, 2007, and on or before October 1 of each year thereafter.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Repealed and reenacted 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 15, effective June 25,
2009. — Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 223, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2006). 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 193, sec. 14, instructs the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers whose names have been changed in the Act, as it confirms reorganization within the executive branch and establishes the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security. Such a correction has been made in this section.
Formerly codified as KRS § 11.520.
(2) The statewide planning and mapping system for public buildings shall include:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 42.746
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(a) Floor plans, fire protection information, building evacuation plans, utility information, known hazards, and information on how to contact emergency personnel;
(b) The manner by which the information required by paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be transferred to the system from state agencies and the local political subdivisions who participate in the system;
(c) Standards for the software that shall be used by state agencies and local political subdivisions that participate in the system;
(d) Conditions for use of the system by response agencies; (e) Guidelines for:
1. The accessibility and confidentiality of information contained within the system; and
2. The incorporation, in connection with the use of the system, of the items described in subsection (3)(b) of this section;
(f) In accordance with information obtained by the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, a priority for the distribution of any money that may be available for state agencies and political subdivisions to participate in the system; and
(g) Guidelines recommended by the Division of Emergency Management for the training of persons employed by the response agencies concerning the use of the system.
(3) To the extent money is available, state agencies and political subdivisions shall: (a) Participate in the statewide planning and mapping system; and
(b) Incorporate into their use of the system, without limitation:
1. Evacuation routes and strategies for evacuation;
2. Alarms and other signals or means of notification;
3. Plans for remaining inside a building, room, structure, or other location during an emergency when egress may be impossible or when egress may present a more substantial risk than remaining inside; and
4. Training and strategies for prevention in connection with attacks involving violence.
If a state agency or political subdivision uses its own planning and mapping system before the Commonwealth Office of Technology establishes a statewide planning and mapping system, the state agency or political subdivision may continue to use its system unless money is made available for the state agency or political subdivision to update or modify its system as necessary for inclusion in the
statewide system.
(4) The Commonwealth Office of Technology:
(a) Shall pursue any money that may be available from the federal government for the development and operation of a statewide planning and mapping system for public buildings, and for the distribution of grants to state agencies and political subdivisions that participate in the system; and
(b) May accept gifts, grants, and contributions for the development and operation of a statewide planning and mapping system, and for the distribution of grants to the state agencies and political subdivisions that participate in the system.
(5) Each state agency and political subdivision that participates in the system shall, on or before July 1, 2007, and on or before July 1 of each year thereafter, submit to the Commonwealth Office of Technology a progress report setting forth, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Commonwealth Office of Technology, the experience of the agency or political subdivision with respect to its participation in the system. The Commonwealth Office of Technology shall receive and process the progress reports, and provide a summarized overview of the system to the Legislative Research Commission on or before October 1, 2007, and on or before October 1 of each year thereafter.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Repealed and reenacted 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 15, effective June 25,
2009. — Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 223, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2006). 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 193, sec. 14, instructs the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers whose names have been changed in the Act, as it confirms reorganization within the executive branch and establishes the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security. Such a correction has been made in this section.
Formerly codified as KRS § 11.520.